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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

ایک بہت لمبا آدمی A very tall man Un homme très grand

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Samrina Sana

Read by Sadia Shad

Language Urdu

Level Level 2

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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

اُس کا بیلچہ بہت چھوٹا تھا۔

His hoe was too short.

Sa houe était trop courte.


A very tall man and a boy standing outside a house; the doorway is too low for him.

اُس کا دروازہ بہت چھوٹا تھا۔

His doorway was too low.

Sa porte d’entrée était trop basse.


A very tall man in bed with his feet hanging off the edge of the bed, and a boy standing next to him looking at his feet.

اُس کا بستر بہت چھوٹا تھا۔

His bed was too short.

Son lit était trop court.


A very tall man riding a bicycle too small for him.

اُس کا سائیکل بہت چھوٹا تھا۔

His bicycle was too short.

Sa bicyclette était trop petite.


A very tall man standing in front of a crowd of people.

یہ آدمی بہت لمبا تھا۔

This man was too tall!

Cet homme était trop grand.


A very tall man holding a hoe.

اُس نے ایک بہت لمبا بیلچہ بنایا۔

He made a very long hoe handle.

Il fabriqua un long manche pour sa houe.


A very tall man standing outside a house.

اُس نے ایک بہت اُونچا دروازہ بنایا۔

He made very high door frames.

Il agrandit ses portes.


A man in a long bed and a boy standing next to him.

اُس نے ایک بہت لمبا بستر بنایا۔

He made a very long bed.

Il fabriqua un très grand lit.


A very tall man riding a high bicycle and a boy sitting in a basket on the back.

اُس نے ایک بہت اُونچا سائیکل خریدا۔

He bought a very high bicycle.

Il acheta une bicyclette très haute.


A very tall man sitting on a very high chair eating with a long fork, and a boy sitting next to him at the top of a ladder.

وہ ایک بہت اُونچی کرسی پر بیٹھا۔ اُس نے بہت لمبے کانٹے سے کھانا کھایا۔

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.

Il s’assit sur une chaise très haute et mangea avec une très grande fourchette.


A house in a forest.

اُس نے اپنا گھر چھوڑ دیا اور جنگل میں رہنے لگا۔ وہ وہاں کئی سالوں تک رہا۔

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.

Il quitta sa maison et vécut dans une grande forêt. Il vécut pendant de longues années.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Translated by: Samrina Sana
Read by: Sadia Shad
Language: Urdu
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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